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What does Safe Steps do?
Operation of projects for the benefit of domestic abuse victims in Essex.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Safe Steps
Answers Safe Steps gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 September 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Safe Steps's highest-paid staff paid?
Safe Steps's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Safe Steps's money come from?
Safe Steps reported £1.7m total income for the year ending 30 September 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.7m (98%), donations and legacies £18k (1%), trading and fundraising events £11k (1%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.7m · 98%
Donations and legacies£18k · 1%
Trading and fundraising events£11k · 1%
Investments£7,990 · 0%
Other income£240 · 0%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Safe Steps as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Safe Steps's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
Flying Free
Where it says it operates
Throughout England
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Safe Steps registered for?
Disability
Why is there no Clarity Score for Safe Steps yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Safe Steps.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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The register data used for this profile lists Safe Steps as a registered charity (number 1177687) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Safe Steps's charity number?
Safe Steps's charity number is 1177687. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1177687?
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What does Safe Steps do?
Operation of projects for the benefit of domestic abuse victims in Essex.
Does Safe Steps have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Safe Steps. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Safe Steps?
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How much is Safe Steps's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Safe Steps's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Safe Steps's money come from?
Safe Steps reported £1.7m total income for the year ending 30 September 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.7m (98%), donations and legacies £18k (1%), trading and fundraising events £11k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Safe Steps?
The register records Safe Steps as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Safe Steps's trustees paid?
Safe Steps's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Safe Steps previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Safe Steps: Flying Free.
When was Safe Steps registered as a charity?
Safe Steps was entered on the register on 26 March 2018.